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21. The case was taken up on 04.06.2025 by the successor Special Judge, CBI whereon the case was fixed for framing of charge and status report, if any, with regard to mobile handsets from CFSL. On that date, the learned Special Judge, CBI heard the parties at full length and came to the following findings:

Page No.# 13/27 "15. From the discussions made above, this Court has noticed that it was accused Shri Laliteswar Sharma, a public servant who abets accused Shri Pawan Chaudhari to accept money on his behalf but not accused Shri Pawan Chaudhari who abets accused Shri Laliteswar Sharma to accept bribe. Therefore, accused Shri Pawan Chaudhari having not involved in the act of abetting accused Shri Laliteswar Sharma to accept illegal gratification, he cannot be charged u/s 12 of the PC Act. Hence, accused Shri Pawan Chaudhari is discharged from the offence u/s 12 of PC Act. However, accused Pawan Chaudhari is liable to be charged u/s 7A of the PC Act r/w Section 120B of IPC.
18. Accordingly, charges u/s 7A of the PC Act r/w section 120B of IPC are framed against accused Pawan Chaudhari and charges u/s 12 of the PC Act r/w section 120B are framed against accused Shri Laliteswar Sharma and kept with the case record in two separate sheets.
19. Particulars of the charges are read over and explained to the accused persons to which they pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.
20. Status report with regard to mobile handsets from CFSL as called for has been Page No.# 14/27 received and learned PP, CBI vide petition No. 533/25, informed that it is in the custody of the CBI and in the examination by CFSL, some incriminating materials have been found. Hence, it is prayed that another date may be fixed for hearing to which other side agreed.